Vincent Scheib
Software Engineer & Manager at Google
Mountain View, California, United States
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Top SchoolVincent Scheib is a seasoned software engineer and manager in Mountain View with 16 years of experience building platform technologies that expand what the web can do. At Google since 2010 he has created specifications and multi-platform implementations for Web APIs (notably Web Bluetooth and Pointer Lock) that enable installable PWAs and device access, while leading teams across audio, sensors, and graphics domains. His background as a console game engine and graphics engineer spans PlayStation, Xbox, and PC titles and informs a practical, performance-minded approach to API and runtime design. He holds a MS in computer science with publications and talks at Siggraph, Eurographics and GDC, and has contributed documentation and front-end demos to high-profile open web projects like Web Bluetooth and Chrome extension samples. Colleagues rely on him to bridge deep graphics research and consumer-facing platform work—turning academic ideas into widely used web capabilities.
16 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science Engineering, Bachelors of Science, Computer Science Engineering at The Ohio State UniversityMasters of Science, Computer Science, Masters of Science, Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Github Skills (23)
javascript10
css10
bluetooth-le10
web-bluetooth10
chrome-extension10
chrome10
bluetooth10
html10
documentation10
testing9
web-application9
webgl9
regex9
google-chrome-extension9
google-chrome9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
WebBluetoothCG/demos
Nov 2015 - Jan 2021
Demo applications showing off Web Bluetooth
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 25 commits, 17 PRs in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Vincent primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Web Bluetooth demos. They integrated Bluetooth functionality, creating interfaces for interacting with various Bluetooth devices like the Playbulb Candle and Heart Rate Sensors. The user implemented UI elements, added meta descriptions for search engine optimization, and improved the user experience by enhancing the demos' presentation.
demo-applicationsbluetoothweb-bluetooth
WebBluetoothCG/web-bluetooth
Jul 2014 - Jan 2020
Bluetooth support for the Web.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:6 reviews, 62 commits, 21 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Vincent primarily contributed to the documentation of the Web Bluetooth API, focusing on clarifying specifications and use cases. Their contributions involved adding and refining examples of `requestDevice`, defining terms, and improving the overall clarity of the API documentation. Additionally, the user updated the testing document and corrected arguments in example code to aid users in understanding and utilizing the API effectively.
web-bluetoothweb-appjavascriptbluetoothble
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